This post will give you the most important muay thai stretches for flexibility and mobility as well as injury prevention and recovery from hard training. Stretching for muay thai is an important aspect of training and for all pro fighters muay thai stretches are performed before and after training. There are three opportune times to…
Kickboxing for females has become more and more popular in the mainstream with fitness cardio kickboxing programs as well as female professional fighting In this post we list 9 powerful benefits of training kickboxing for females that will provide a strong case for any women to try kickboxing to get in shape or to consider…
Traditionally martial artists have committed very little time to weight training. Martial artists including trainers, fighters and black belts across different martial arts have viewed weight training as producing heavier, slower and less agile bodies. Thus weight training has long been seen as being unsuitable for martial arts. This post is here to dispel that…
MMA or mixed martial arts practitioners and fighters are known to have some of the best conditioning and fitness of all athletes. This is because of the different phases of an MMA fight and training session that utilize all of the energy systems the body uses. In addition MMA requires full body movements, unilateral positions,…
Muay thai strength training is one area in which Western and non-Thai experts can be seen as having an advantage over traditional Thai boxing trainers and gyms. Sports science from the West as well as Eastern European experts have made major advances in knowledge of how to increase the strength and conditioning of athletes. Furthermore,…
The importance of having good hip flexor flexibility in muay thai cannot be overlooked. Having supple and mobile hip flexors and good range of motion and mobility in the hips are crucial for muay thai and martial arts. Having tight hip flexors will have a negative impact on your ability to kick and move with…
In this post we discuss how to develop a high level of muay thai cardio and how to never get tired again when it comes to your muay thai training, sparring or competition. We look at current training methods to develop cardio for muay thai in traditional thai gyms and how to improve on it…
In this post we look at 6 reasons why muay thai for weight loss is so effective as well as enjoyable. As a form of physical exercise muay thai is exceptional for burning calories, maintaining body weight and for losing excess weight and burning body fat. You only need to look at the ripped, strong…
Combat and running are two of the most primal forms of physical exertion known to human beings. In prehistoric times we ran to get food (hunting) and we ran not to be food (like running from predators that want to eat us). Also combat or fighting was needed once we caught up with our food…
Muay thai employs a lot of kicks to the body, legs and head of your opponent, as well as using your shins to check and block your opponents kicks. So as a muay thai practitioners you really need to spend some time on muay thai shin conditioning. Especially early on in your muay thai journey…
